Trinaldo vs Salikhov

Who won Trinaldo vs Salikhov?

Muslim Salikhov beat Francisco Trinaldo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 28, on Saturday 5th June 2021 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Muslim Salikhov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Trinaldo vs Salikhov stats

Francisco Trinaldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Muslim Salikhov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Francisco Trinaldo's UFC record stood at 18-8-0, while Muslim Salikhov's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a massive power advantage over Trinaldo, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Trinaldo's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Trinaldo had a slight advantage over Salikhov, with a 19% submission rate over Salikhov's 12%.

Francisco Trinaldo was the older man by 6 years, at 45 years old.

Salikhov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Trinaldo. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Trinaldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Salikhov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 88 to Salikhov's 39.

Activity check

Trinaldo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Salikhov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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